Drafter
Clerk 05/02/2016
Title
A MOTION accepting a report by the department of transportation including an implementation plan for an engagement process and an alternative services program providing service between the campus of the University of Washington-Bothell and Cascadia Community College and the cities of Woodinville and Bothell as required in the 2015/2016 Biennial Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 17941, Section 113, as amended by Ordinance 18110, Section 49, Proviso P8.
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WHEREAS, the King County Metro's Alternative Services program brings transportation service to parts of King County that do not have the infrastructure, density or land use to support traditional fixed-route bus service, and
WHEREAS, the King County council approved $12,000,000 for these alternative services in the 2015-2016 biennium budget, and
WHEREAS, Ordinance 18110, Section 49, Proviso P8, amended the 2015/2016 Biennial Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 17941, to withhold the expenditure or encumbrance of $1,000,000 of the $12,000,000 until the executive transmits a report and a motion that accepts the report and the motion is passed by council, and
WHEREAS, the report must address but not be limited to:
"1. A plan for implementation of an alternative services program providing service between the campus of the University of Washington-Bothell and Cascadia Community College and the cities of Woodinville and Bothell, which shall be designed to address travel needs of college students and employees; individuals living or working in the cities of Woodinville and Bothell; and other transit consumers;
2. The community outreach plan used to identify stakeholders. The plan shall include members of the public; students, staff, and administrators of the University of Washington-Bothell and Cascadia Community College; local governments; private businesses; and other transit agencies providing service in the area, who shall be consulted on the design, financing, and implement...
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